Rossio spelled out the full N-wordin his reply.
Anti-Vax is equivalent to calling someone a [N-word] and makes as little sense.
The screenwriter appeared to defend his tweet as a flood of Twitter users bombarded him.
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I remember how American founders and citizens enslaved vaccine skeptics for decades.
(At the time this article was published, Rossios tweet was still live on his feed.)
The study was retracted after Wakefield was accused of professional misconduct and falsifying information.
His medical license was subsequently revoked.
The Walt Disney Companyfired director James GunnfromGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol.
According toDeadline Hollywood, Disney is exploring a reboot ofPirates of the CaribbeanwithDeadpoolwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
Rossio had a hand in the previous installments, in addition to co-writingThe Lone Rangerfor Disney.
He was also tapped to work on the screenplay forWarner Bros.Jonny Questmovie.
Reps for Disney, Warner Bros., and Rossios WME agency did not respond to EWs request for comment.
